2018
Erina Myers
North
Metropolitan Health Service
Erin’s research is titled
‘Educational intervention on Delirium for Intensive care (ICU) nurses: Can it improve patient
management?’ and focuses on the knowledge gap between ICU nurses and evidence-based practice for
screening for delirium.
2017
Maria Kim
Maria’s research is titled
‘Women’s Anxiety and Decision-Making Experience After a Previous Caesarean Birth: A Western
Australian Mixed Methods Study’. The study aims to raise awareness of women’s needs in
planning future childbirth and offer an opportunity for maternity care professionals to reflect upon
shared decision making.
Kirsty Haywood
Women’s Newborn Health Service
Kirsty studied her Masters in Health
Professions Education at Curtin University. Her research is titled ‘Providing students with
written feedback: An interpretive phenomenological study exploring the perspectives of Midwives and
Student Midwives’.
Renee Mckenzie
North
Metropolitian Health Service
Renee’s research project explored
and analysed the experiences of graduate nurses during their first rotation as participants of the Sir
Charles Gardener Hospital (SCGH) graduate nurses program.
2016
Not awarded
2015
Christine King
Fremantle
Hospital
Christine is undertaking a Doctor of
Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Christine's research is titled 'Promoting student
belongingness: the development, implementation and evaluation of a toolkit for nurses'.
Victoria
Warwick
Victoria is undertaking a Professional
Doctorate in Nursing at The University of Notre Dame. Victoria's doctorate focuses on perioperative
nurses' perception of the barriers and enablers in undertaking the surgical count: A mixed methods
study
2014
Sheralee Tamaliunas
Nursing
and Midwifery Office
Sheralee is undertaking a Doctor of
Philosophy. Her study is titled ‘The lived experience of nursing leadership from the perspective
of nurse executives within public health services in WA; a phenomenological study.’
Ulrich Steinwandel
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service
Ulrich is undertaking a Doctor of
Philosophy. His study is titled, ‘Do ultrasounds measurements of the inferior vena cave (IVC-US)
by nursing staff improve assessment and management of intravascular volume status in the satellite
haemodialysis clinic settings?’
2013
Peter Taratara
Kununurra
Hospital
Peter is completing his Master of
Health Services Management. His research project looks into the Australian aged care system in terms of
care needs and preferences, staff retention and employee satisfaction.
Carolyn Keane
Fremantle
Hospital
Carolynis completing her
Doctor of Nursing .The aim of Carolyn’s research study is to evaluate models of care in acute
metropolitan hospital across Australia. She plans on conducting this study in 3 distinct phases.
Jenni Ng
Global Health
Alliance Western Australia, WA Department of Health
Jenni’s research is titled
‘Continuing Nursing Education (CNE): An evaluation of the effectiveness and sustainability of CNE
in Tanzanian nurses and midwives following participation in Professional Development (PD)
programs’.